Men's Golf

Cal men’s golf dominates Alister MacKenzie Invitational despite injuries

2013 Alister MacKenzie Invitational Champions (from left to right: Associate head coach Walter Chun, Michael Weaver, Brandon Hagy, Pace Johnson, Brandon Hagy, Keelan Kilpatrick, Joël Stalter, head coach Steve Desimone).
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2013 Alister MacKenzie Invitational Champions (from left to right: Associate head coach Walter Chun, Michael Weaver, Brandon Hagy, Pace Johnson, Brandon Hagy, Keelan Kilpatrick, Joël Stalter, head coach Steve Desimone).

For most teams, winning a golf tournament without a top player is inconceivable. For the Cal men’s golf team, the top player happens to be the 2012-13 National Player of the Year, Michael Kim. But the Cal men’s golf team is no ordinary team. The Bears came into the Alister Read More…

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Power Rankings: No. 1 men’s golf

In any other year, Cal rugby would have taken the spot as the best Cal sport. It’s hard to argue with a track record that includes 26 championships since 1980. But not this year. The Cal men’s golf team had one of the greatest seasons of all time. In any Read More…

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Joel Stalter and the Bears were part of one of the most successful year in Cal golf history. The squad won a conference title and set a school record for tournament wins.

Bears will try to build off breakout year

No one expected the Cal men’s golf team to break the school record for wins this year. No one expected the Bears to claim their first conference title. Certainly, no one expected them to win their NCAA regional — but they did. The golf world knew that the Bears had Read More…

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After historic season, Cal’s season ends in NCAA semis

The Cal men’s golf team wanted to win an NCAA title this year. Even though that did not happen, the Bears’ season was far from a disappointment. The Bears fell to No. 1-seeded Alabama Saturday afternoon in the NCAA match play semifinals at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Read More…

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Bears Face Strong Field in Las Vegas

Every competition creates a new opportunity for a team or player to rise up above the expectations that rankings elicit. The Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters tournament will provide just that chance for the No. 10 Cal men’s golf team. The three-day tournament, which begins Friday in Las Vegas, brings together the Read More…

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Bears to tee off on Palmer course at Hawaii tournament

The Cal men’s golf team is off to paradise this week as the squad begins its second tournament of the year. The team will play in the John A. Burns Intercollegiate tournament in Kuhuku, Hawaii Wednesday through Friday. “This tournament has become a tradition for us,” coach Steve Desimone said. Read More…

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Junior Pace Johnson transferred from Cal Poly to join the Bears this season. He tied for 13th in the Golfweek Conference Challenge last week.

Team looks to junior Homa to lead young Bears squad to prominence

What is the vision of a young, relatively inexperienced Cal men’s golf team for the 2011-2012 season? “I see us winning a National Championship!” said junior Max Homa. “You always have to expect the best.” Though they graduated four seniors from last year’s team, including standouts Eric Mina and Stephen Hale, Read More…

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Golfers look to build on early success

After starting the year off with a bang, tying a course record in its season opener two weeks ago, the Cal men’s golf team hopes to carry its momentum into a more competitive field. The team will travel to Burlington, Iowa to compete in the Golfweek Conference Challenge beginning this Read More…